GuardDog Tax is the IRS Representation Arm of Torchlight Tax and Financial Solutions. They were both founded by Enrolled Agent and entrepreneur Dave Horwedel.

Torchlight Tax is a full-service tax firm doing bookkeeping, payroll, all types of tax preparation (personal, partnership, LLC, corporate, estate and trust) in addition to tax planning and IRS Representation.

Due to the large demand for IRS Representation services, a separate website and a logo was set up for GuardDog Tax. GuardDog Tax is specialized in IRS Representation, and handles tax audits, IRS debt, IRS Offers-In-Compromise, Currently Not Collectible Status, Installment Agreements, and any other aspects of IRS Representation.

If you need bookkeeping, payroll tax preparation or income tax preparation, you would be apt to call Torchlight Tax.

If you need IRS Representation, your would be apt to call GuardDog Tax.

But there is no sharp differentiation. People who need IRS Representation frequently need tax preparation, and vice versa. The same support staff, office spaces, and phone numbers exist for both firms. As the firms continue to expand, personnel and office spaces will tend separate. But they are now and will remain essentially the same firm.